Binged Hacks over two weeks after years of seeing it win Emmys, and I’m glad I waited instead of getting invested over 5 years because that ending would’ve KILLED ME

WHAT

for the events that transpired this week/month/year/decade i have no words, but i still have something to say: >> youtu.be/NZTpnq0VQeU

Despite a report this morning, I can confirm that Obsidian is *not* in negotiations to avoid shutting down. Plenty of details are still up in the air surrounding the layoffs (picture will be clear on Monday) but Xbox is keeping Obsidian, according to people familiar with the situation.

Show me a cool physical game

A spiritual successor to 428: Shibuya Scramble (I had no idea that was even happening, so yay!) having to do a second crowdfunding campaign because the first one had half it's money "accidentally lost" is both enraging and like a story from that first game come to life

witnessing the birth of a new all timer post is such a beautiful thing

The argument that "PC gaming has been digital for 15 years and nobody cares so what's the point of being upset about discless consoles" is so sad because 1) people WERE rightfully upset about that and 2) the first time I held the Grim Fandango PC big box I realized what they had taken from us

Come make it with us! 🤩🚀 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4149610/...

Apart from manufacturing costs I feel like this is genuinely one of the main reasons why Sony want to stop with physical games. They want to make buying games as easy and quick as possible, so you don’t reflect on the actually ridiculous amounts of money you’re spending.

Idk man if games are gonna cost $100 at least let me have a little plastic reminder of how much money I wasted

Well good thing this isn’t the same company that just removed 551 previously purchased movies from people’s accounts like a week ago

the past ~6 months I've been working on StarBourne: a trad. roguelike with deep tactical deckbuilding combat set on a dark fantasy planet that is secretly a cosmic prison. Think Shandalar meets Caves of Qud. Still early. Playtests will happen soon in my discord. Would you play?

Gave Aethermancer a go after the latest big update and GOOD LORD this game GOES. It's roguelike Pokemon/turn-based RPG gameplay at the top level, but deep within is a disease called Making-Synergies-That-Take-A-While-To-Resolve-itis and it's fatal. store.steampowered.com/app/2288470/...

Please buy young suns when it comes out on steam. But only if you want your money to support a democratic game studio existing

Obviously LLMs scraping Reddit and just spitting it back at you is bad because you can so easily manipulate it, but I want you to think really REALLLLLLLY hard about what that means next time you search "[thing I'm interested in] reddit" hoping to find a fully authentic, uncorrupted opinion

Despite not wanting to be a YouTuber, @jasonschreier.bsky.social is killing it with the thumbnails

Buy my cool folk horror game in the Steam Summer Sayle. It‘s not bad my dude. Steep-ass discount and everything Thanks store.steampowered.com/app/720350/M...

type of shit i'm on today

You can play the ENTIRE game without ever getting into combat. The closest the series ever came to realizing that fake E3 Watch Dogs demo, and it's made 100x better by having a protagonist that isn't the most boring loser of all time

I had the great honor to interview Raph Koster about Star Wars Galaxies, its incredibly ambitious vision for a Star Wars sandbox MMO, and the infamous game design challenge of the "Jedi problem" Thanks @raphkoster.bsky.social for making the time and sorry it took so long for this to see daylight!

The reality? Getting a massive creator to cover your project is a lottery you’re unlikely to win. Our newest Akupara Blog explains why you should stop spamming the big names and start building real relationships with the mid-tier creators who actually fit your game's niche.

the summer sale continues! Grab some PT games this weekend for 20% off (or cheaper as a bundle!)

Every time we do the Dad Game discourse, there are a lot of people asking for a game where you play a badass mom. This is it. The controls will take a lot of work to get used to, but once you get it, you will be the most badass mom in all of fiction. 75% off is a steal.

Lenovo says RAM prices will likely "never" fall back to pre-crisis levels of a year ago ➡️ wccftech.com/lenovo-warns... The hardware manufacturer warns a 'new normal' for higher memory pricing in the 2030s

The cool thing (read: bad) about all these price increases due to 'market forces' is that when it all goes back to 'normal' it's not like the prices are going back down

I cannot stress enough how much getting involved in organizing and activism in your community will help you feel better about the state of the world. The stress and helplessness don't disappear, but the work shows you that you *can* affect change and that others *do* care. It helps a lot!

It's again time for the Steam Summer Sale, so Children of the Sun is 60% off! If that is still too expensive, just pirate it or play the Doom mod "Astral Marksman" made by Scileboi! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaoO...

I kinda assumed Lorelei and the Laser Eyes was as ubiquitous as the games it often gets compared to (Return of the Obra Dinn, Outer Wilds, Blue Prince), but seeing that it is only sitting at 2k reviews on Steam actually hurts me. buy it. this is not a request. store.steampowered.com/app/2008920/...

You’ve panicked your last disco.

i helped make this game and it helped me coming out as non binary and queer. I don't think it's the best game ever or anything, and it faced a remarkable amount of hate just for existing. the team on it was majority queer and trans and i think that's neat. it's cringe, be free and enjoy it.

🚀Citizen Sleeper 1 and 2 are OUT NOW on Nintendo Switch 2! Play the critically acclaimed series in its smoothest, most beautiful, handheld form: CS 1: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... CS 2: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... Enjoy higher resolution and framerates, with a free upgrade for owners ⭐

Wild what you can get on sale right now for the price of one (1) GTA VI in Canada

Well luckily, nothing else is going to go wrong today

Like, I said it was POSSIBLE we'd see additional price increases this year but I was thinking more Q4 but also hoping it wouldn't happen. But now? Hell, maybe we just get quarterly price increases from now on. Why not. Nothing matters.

twenty years ago we had johnny cash, steve jobs and bob videogames

That steam machine not looking so bad now huh

Amazing, they know how bad it looks that they're not even bothering showing the price just how much it's going up by. $800 USD for a 1TB Series X. Wow.

The cool thing (read: bad) about all these price increases due to 'market forces' is that when it all goes back to 'normal' it's not like the prices are going back down

Sleeping GOATs more like

Greater Toronto Area VI is actually a great name for a video game, they nailed it

Sorry, just checking I have this right, union buster rockstar wants you to pay eighty fucking quid for a box with no disc... And they still haven't shown a single second of gameplay? Videogames are a v unserious place

JEREMY MADE A KILLER DOC!!!! (and @hotcyder.bsky.social made a killer thumb!!!)

🚨NEW DOC ALERT🕹️ The "Jedi Problem" in Star Wars Galaxies is infamous, but what's the real story behind the legend? Famed designer @raphkoster.bsky.social talks to @jeremybjayne.bsky.social about what this remarkable game design challenge can teach us. WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAv0...

just HOW big is the map in young suns? 🧐

Enjoying the summer weather? Here's something thematically appropriate: have a read of our very first Archetypes article, exploring the blue-sky optimism of Skies of Arcadia. vist.ly/58ryb

last week i wrote up a sort of explainer breaking down 1) why video game consoles are so expensive (it's not just RAM/storage), 2) the likelihood of price reductions (0% through 2027), and 3) second order effects (console shortages/zero stock/grey market gouging). www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

🏹🏹🏹 Mythmatch is Coming to Nintendo Switch!!! 🏹🏹🏹 Our narrative-rich, Greek myth, anti-capitalist merge game is coming Nintendo Switch on 7/7/2026! The perfect device for just one more day in the mortal realm or one more go in the minigames. 🐐 Merge the items 💪 Unite the people 🏠 Find your home

hey y'all, i hate to be asking this now of all times but there have been many complications with my move and i'm going to have to pay twice my rent while i wait for visa stuff to be approved. to help cover costs, i'm opening an online store for prints! shares appreciated ko-fi.com/jennayow/shop